Public water system · MD0060232
ActiveSun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows
At a glance
Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows (PWSID MD0060232) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Carroll County, Maryland. It reports serving 28 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
28
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows compare with other water systems in Carroll County?
By EPA's size categories, Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carroll County has 208 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 618 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 128,551 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Maryland, the 2,992 active systems average 1,947 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Maryland has 491 active non-transient non-community water systems, 16% of the state's 2,992 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,870 Maryland systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows?
EPA lists Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows as privately owned. The MD state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 185 of the 208 active systems in Carroll County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows?
Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows (PWSID MD0060232) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows serve?
Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows reports serving 28 people through 1 service connection in Carroll County, Maryland.
Where does Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Carroll County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Westminster | Carroll | 35,256 | Community | Surface water |
| Freedom District | Carroll | 24,867 | Community | Surface water |
| Town of Mount Airy | Carroll | 9,890 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Taneytown | Carroll | 6,750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Hampstead | Carroll | 6,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Manchester | Carroll | 4,954 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Sun Valley Assisted Living 2 - Meadows, PWSID MD0060232, Maryland”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/maryland/sun-valley-assisted-living-2-meadows-md0060232 (data as of October 1, 2026).